B.B. King is hailed as the reigning king of the blues. The Mississippi-born King notched an incredible 74 entries on Billboard's R&B charts between 1951 and 1985, and he was one of the few full-fledged blues artists to score a major pop hit when his 1970 record The Thrill Is Gone crossed over to mainstream success.
Starting out with a radio appearance on Sonny Boy Williamson's King Biscuit Time, it is now more than 45 years since Bill Graham introduced him on the stage of the Fillmore West in San Francisco
where he got a standing ovation before he'd played a single note. It has been said B.B.'s penetration of blues into the musical mainstream can be compared to the contributions of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong in their spheres.
01. The Thrill Is Gone
02. Guess Who
03. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
04. All Over Again
05. Every Day I Have the Blues
06. Sweet Little Angel
07. B.B.'s Theme
08. Darling You Know I Love You
09. Caldonia
10. Why I Sing the Blues
11. B. B. King Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Bill Smith, Chris Brubeck - Jamming with Brubeck
